Reader's Comments: Teen drops out of school to play Guitar Hero | News.com.au

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HE'S not the first kid to drop out of school and spend his time playing video games, but 16-year-old Blake Peebles is probably the first to do so with his parents' blessing.
Bloggers are up in arms over the story of Peebles, a North Carolina teenager who left high school to focus on his dream of being a professional Guitar Hero player – with the support of his parents.

"Seriously. Does North Carolina have some sort of state board that takes kids away from parents? They must, right?" asked blogger Dave Lozo, in a vicious reaction to the report that was made popular on link-sharing website StumbleUpon this week.

How can playing guitar hero all the time be a professional job? Best bet, he'll enter competitions and win stuff like $200.
Not like with a real guitar in which he could play in the street and get money.
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Originally Posted by Tashry:
Not like with a real guitar in which he could play in the street and get money.

Forgive me for going off thread, how much do street musicians usually earn, does anyone here know? In my local Town we often see Eastern European buskers, some of them five and six piece bands!
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Originally Posted by kernow:
Forgive me for going off thread, how much do street musicians usually earn, does anyone here know?

Depends how good they are!
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